DENVER, Feb. 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Quality
Improvement Center on Non-Resident Fathers and the Child Welfare System
(QIC-NRF) today announced the four projects that have been selected to
receive funding from the Administration of Children and Families in the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services from 2008 to 2011. The purpose
of the sub-grants is the experimentation of a model intervention and
evaluation of child outcomes as the selected sites and the QIC-NRF join
efforts to research the engagement of non-resident fathers with their
children who are involved in the child welfare system. Through this
national effort, the QIC-NRF hopes to improve ultimate child-welfare
outcomes of safety, permanency and well-being.

-- Indiana Department of Child Services (Indianapolis), in
collaboration with Indiana Fathers and Families Center and the Indiana
University School of Social Work. The Indiana Department includes the Child
Support Enforcement Agency. This closely links the work of the two
organizations.

-- Division of Children and Family Services (DCFS) of the Department of
Social and Health Services for the State of Washington: Region IV (King
County), in collaboration with local fatherhood programs Divine
Alternatives for Dads and Fresh Start Fatherhood Program; Catalyst for
Kids; the Division of Child Support, King County Juvenile Court, and the
Office of Public Defense; and program management as well as independent
research through the Northwest Institute for Children and Families at the
University of Washington School of Social Work.

-- El Paso County, Colorado (Colorado Springs) Department of Human
Services in collaboration with The Center for Fathering, Policy Studies
Inc., the Parenting Opportunity Program, Goodwill Industries, Community
Partnership for Child Development, and the Center for Policy Research in
Denver.

-- Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (Tarrant County,
Texas - Fort Worth) in collaboration with members of the Tarrant County
Fatherhood Coalition, New Day Services for Children and Families, Tarrant
County Workforce Development Board (Workforce Solutions for Tarrant
County), Foundation Communities, Tarrant County Safety Net, and The Urban
Institute of Washington, D.C.

The QIC-NRF is administered by the American Humane Association, based
in Denver, and it includes partners, the American Bar Association Center on
Children and the Law, and the National Fatherhood Initiative. It is funded
by the Children's Bureau, which is part of the Administration for Children
& Families in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

The focus for the project came as a result of the Federal Child and
Family Services Reviews (CFSRs) and the What About the Dads? report. Both
the CFSRs on state child-welfare systems and the What About the Dads?
report indicate there is very little meaningful engagement occurring
between the child-welfare system and fathers. Using this information as a
foundation, the QIC-NRF was designed to promote additional knowledge
development regarding the engagement of non-resident fathers and their
children who are involved in the child welfare system, with the purpose
improving child-welfare outcomes that include safety, permanence and
well-being. Throughout the five years of the project, information gained
will be disseminated broadly to child welfare agencies, private service
providers, the courts and legal systems, and other stakeholders.

The project has completed Phase I, consisting of a needs assessment and
gap analysis. The QIC-NRF explored father involvement from three
perspectives: social work/child welfare, the courts, and private provider
practice, with special attention to cross-system issues involving child
welfare, child support enforcement, and judicial and other systems.

Each of the four newly selected QIC-NRF projects sites have
father-oriented procedures in place for locating and contacting
non-resident fathers of children in the foster care system, and all have
established relationships with community organizations that offer support
to fathers and which promote paternal responsibility.

About American Humane

Founded in 1877, the American Humane Association is the only national
organization dedicated to protecting both children and animals. Through a
network of child and animal protection agencies and individuals, American
Humane develops policies, legislation, curricula and training programs to
protect children and animals from abuse, neglect and exploitation. The
nonprofit membership organization, headquartered in Denver, raises
awareness about The Link(R) between animal abuse and other forms of
violence, as well as the benefits derived from the human-animal bond.
American Humane's regional office in Los Angeles is the authority behind
the "No Animals Were Harmed"(R) end-credit disclaimer on film and TV
productions, and American Humane's office in Washington is an advocate for
child and animal protection at the federal and state levels. American
Humane meets the strong, comprehensive standards of the Better Business
Bureau's Wise Giving Alliance (http://www.give.org), has been awarded the
Independent Charities of America "Best in America" Seal of Approval
(http://www.independentcharities.org/info.asp?Title=The+ICA+Seal+of+Excelle
nce&sBody=BIA) and has received a 3-star rating from Charity Navigator
(http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm), America's leading charity
evaluator. Visit http://www.americanhumane.org to learn more.

About the American Bar Association

With more than 413,000 members, the American Bar Association is the
largest voluntary professional membership organization in the world. As the
national voice of the legal profession, the ABA works to improve the
administration of justice, promotes programs that assist lawyers and judges
in their work, accredits law schools, provides continuing legal education,
and works to build public understanding around the world of the importance
of the rule of law in a democratic society. The ABA Center on Children and
the Law, established in 1978, is engaged in training, technical assistance,
development of materials and other work to help improve the lives of many
of the nation's most vulnerable children through advances in law, justice,
knowledge, practice and public policy.

Materials developed as a result of the grant should not be construed as
representing the policy of the American Bar Association unless and until
they have been approved by the ABA House of Delegates or the Board of
Governors of the American Bar Association.

About National Fatherhood Initiative

The premier fatherhood renewal organization in the country, National
Fatherhood Initiative (NFI) works in every sector and at every level of
society to engage fathers in the lives of their children. NFI's national
public service advertising campaign promoting fatherhood has generated
television, radio, print, Internet and outdoor advertising valued at over
$435 million. Through its National Fatherhood Clearinghouse and Resource
Center, NFI offers a wide range of innovative resources to assist fathers
and organizations interested in reaching and supporting fathers. Learn more
at http://www.fatherhood.org.

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